The Alhambra (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Irwin
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Fine arts, history, and travel
- Time of Work: 1200-1600 and 1825-2004
- Setting: Granada, Andalusia, Spain
- Principal Characters: Yusuf I, Muhammad V, Lisan al-Din ibn al-Khatib, Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Zamrak, Ferdinand, Charles V, Washington Irving, Owen Jones
- Genres: Nonfiction, Travel writing, History, Arts
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Islam, Art or artists, Muslims, Fifteenth century, Renaissance, Middle Ages, Spain or Spanish people, Thirteenth century, Architecture or architects, Gardens or gardening, Fourteenth century, Buildings
- Locales: Spain, Andalusia, Spain, Granada, Spain
The Alhambra, a Moorish palace complex that overlooks Granada, has captured the imagination of Westerners from the age of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain in the late fifteenth century to the present, as the continuing stream of tourists demonstrates. Robert Irwin has written a compact companion to the history, architectural features, and enduring attraction of the Alhambra. Although this book is in a small guidebook format, the text corrects many of the romantic myths about the Alhambra that most tourists encounter. This book is recommended as excellent reading for someone planning a...
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